Welcome to the Reading and Writing Workshop page of this Wiki! The workshop model for teaching both reading and writing has become increasingly popular over the last few years. Reading and Writing Workshops help provide students with skills to increase both their stamina and independence for reading and writing. The workshop model follows a very predictable routine. Students know what to expect and know what is expected of them. This page is designed to provide resources, websites and suggestions to launch and maintain a successful Reading/Writing workshop in a primary grade classroom. Enjoy :)
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One important staple of both Reading and Writing Workshop is... CHARTS! From anchor charts, to process charts to charts on reading and writing strategies, workshop is filled with charts. Here is a link to an awesome site with tons of ideas for charts. I have already blogged about this site so some of you may have already explored Chart Chums. Some key elements to all these charts are that they are clear, concise and meaningful :)
Ever wonder how Workshop is implemented while keeping in mind the new CCSS. Here is a collection of videos with some real life teachers implementing strategies and teaching lessons that accommodate the CCSS at workshop at the same time.
The turn and talk is another essential piece of any workshop (and read aloud time too!). Here's a great site to help you think about planning, implementing and reflecting on turn and talks. Turn and talks support students in meeting oral language standards. They also promote positive peer interactions. If you do not implement turn and talks on a daily basis in your classroom, I highly recommend it! However, whether turn and talks are a familiar or completely foreign concept to you, I'm sure you will find these videos on the main page of this sight both informative and helpful :)
Ever find yourself scouring the Media Center for your own personal library for some great mentor texts for workshop time? Read aloud time is a great way to incorporate future mentor texts for both reading and writing workshop. This way by the time the text is being examined throughout workshop mini-lessons students are familiar with it. However, half the battle can be finding these exemplar mentor texts. Here is a great site that allows you to search for books and titles at all grade levels. Additionally, when you click on the book you searched, the site will recommend several books that are somehow connected to the one you searched. This would be a great resource for building text sets as well!
Your classroom library is one of the most crucial and critical parts of your Reading Workshop. A classroom library should be easily accessible, and easy to navigate by both teachers and students. All book "sections" or bins should be clearly marked so that students know exactly where to "shop" for their books each week. The library should also be friendly and inviting. Here is a great example of a classroom library with all of the essentials and "must have's!"
Here is a great resource to familiarize yourself with partnerships during Writing Workshop time. Partner time always seems to be on the outs, especially when you are running out of time, and you have to pick and choose which part of workshop to cut short. However, with the new CCSS students are expected to engage in more meaningful conversations surrounding their academic work. This site offers some good insight to what writing partners are, their purpose and plans to introduce them, and keep them going throughout the year. There are even suggested mentor texts to help introduce partnerships at the beginning of the year!
Writing Partners
Here is a video that helps explain more about the basic structure of Reading Workshop from Lucy Calkins
Using stickies in your classroom during Reading Workshop
Here are some Pinterest boards on Reading and Writing Workshop worth following!
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One important staple of both Reading and Writing Workshop is... CHARTS! From anchor charts, to process charts to charts on reading and writing strategies, workshop is filled with charts. Here is a link to an awesome site with tons of ideas for charts. I have already blogged about this site so some of you may have already explored Chart Chums. Some key elements to all these charts are that they are clear, concise and meaningful :)
Happy charting!
Ever wonder how Workshop is implemented while keeping in mind the new CCSS. Here is a collection of videos with some real life teachers implementing strategies and teaching lessons that accommodate the CCSS at workshop at the same time.
Watch me!
The turn and talk is another essential piece of any workshop (and read aloud time too!). Here's a great site to help you think about planning, implementing and reflecting on turn and talks. Turn and talks support students in meeting oral language standards. They also promote positive peer interactions. If you do not implement turn and talks on a daily basis in your classroom, I highly recommend it! However, whether turn and talks are a familiar or completely foreign concept to you, I'm sure you will find these videos on the main page of this sight both informative and helpful :)
Turn and Talk Magic!
Ever find yourself scouring the Media Center for your own personal library for some great mentor texts for workshop time? Read aloud time is a great way to incorporate future mentor texts for both reading and writing workshop. This way by the time the text is being examined throughout workshop mini-lessons students are familiar with it. However, half the battle can be finding these exemplar mentor texts. Here is a great site that allows you to search for books and titles at all grade levels. Additionally, when you click on the book you searched, the site will recommend several books that are somehow connected to the one you searched. This would be a great resource for building text sets as well!
Find your next read here!
Your classroom library is one of the most crucial and critical parts of your Reading Workshop. A classroom library should be easily accessible, and easy to navigate by both teachers and students. All book "sections" or bins should be clearly marked so that students know exactly where to "shop" for their books each week. The library should also be friendly and inviting. Here is a great example of a classroom library with all of the essentials and "must have's!"
Here is a great resource to familiarize yourself with partnerships during Writing Workshop time. Partner time always seems to be on the outs, especially when you are running out of time, and you have to pick and choose which part of workshop to cut short. However, with the new CCSS students are expected to engage in more meaningful conversations surrounding their academic work. This site offers some good insight to what writing partners are, their purpose and plans to introduce them, and keep them going throughout the year. There are even suggested mentor texts to help introduce partnerships at the beginning of the year!
Writing Partners
Here is a video that helps explain more about the basic structure of Reading Workshop from Lucy Calkins
Using stickies in your classroom during Reading Workshop
Here are some Pinterest boards on Reading and Writing Workshop worth following!
Reading Workshop
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Writing Workshop
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